“Bizarre” describes the main response from commentators to Zimbabwe’s proposed Disneyland-by-Zambezi.

The country has more most pressing needs than a theme park, a political analyst, Clifford Mashiri, told SW Radio Africa.

When much of the Zimbabwean population lacks access to basic amenities, such as water and electricity, the plan is “crazy” and “just [an attempt] to divert attention” from Mugabe’s political failings, Mashiri said.

The theme park is spectacularly misguided in another sense, according to one Africa travel expert.